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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1908
Page
6
A pitched clash between three policemen and thirty Hungarian railroad laborers in Gary Indiana left two men dead and several injured. Seven arrests were made as reinforcements captured thirteen more. some workers fled into sand dunes.
Harvey Lackner of Tuscola 111. attacked his wife with an axe injuring her and their seven month old infant. He then killed himself by slashing his throat. The wife died later and the infant did not survive. Lackner was described as dissipated, epileptic, and partially paralytic.
A blaze at Twelfth and Castro in Oakland California kills mining broker W B Coldian 61 and seriously injures Fireman Arthur Govens. Loss estimated at 380000. In Pennsylvania Pittsburg Steel Company orders 2000 workers back to work in Menessen mills resuming wire rod and tube production.
Five young persons drowned while skating on the Jimtown reservoir near Cannellsville Pennsylvania. Their bodies were recovered from about twelve feet of water.
Reverend Dr Mackey died at his Cincinnati home after a stroke of apoplexy. He was president of Mount St Marys Seminary and widely known in the Roman Catholic church.
Charles W. Whitney of BE N Whitney & Sons shot himself at his West T2de Street home in New York. The 35 year old financier's motive remains unknown. In Georgia at Atlanta penitentiary Benjamin D. Greene and Joan F. Gaynor begin four year terms for government embezzlement after extensive interrogations.
The American Society of Equity will seek indictments against Kentucky agents of the American Tobacco Company for alleged violations of the state anti trust law adopted in 1890.
John Boyd, a Boston man, was hanged in Toronto Ontario for the murder of E Wandle, a fellow Black man, on July 11. He was found guilty at the November assizes.
The piece argues dwindling army strength from low pay and frequent practice marches. It notes War and Navy plans to shift Marines from the Isthmus of Panama and replace them with infantry, risking further U.S. depletion. Officers warn only about 7000 infantry could reach any threat within the United States.
In a San Francisco interview Viscount Aoki, Japan's retiring ambassador, asserts there can be no war with the United States now and that Japanese officials believe in good faith and friendship. He downplays current tensions while stressing mutual restraint and hopes for continued peace.
The St Pauls Reformed Episcopal Church of Chicago under Bishop Samuel Fallows adopts healing of the body as part of its ministry. Unlike Christian Science, Christian psychology works with physicians and aids patients where mind action influences the illness. The program targets disorders where mental influence is significant, aiming to unite faith and medical care.
The Legal Aid Society of New York received 256 599 appeals for aid in Huring 107. The New York Board of Education may vote to restore corporal punishment in schools. The Cumberland Leather Company of Woburn Massachusetts burned destroying property valued at 50000 to 75000 dollars and fully insured. Edward Shea of Montclair New Jersey has recovered from an illness lasting nine months and reports visions and conversations with long departed persons. Katherine Noble of Baltimore Maryland engaged to Ernesto Trorio Semondetti of Mexico. Jeremiah O Meara, age 70, married Helen Naughton, age 66, in Stanford Connecticut after a 40 year wait since his Civil War separation. they had not been married before.
Terence V. Powderly, head of the division of information in the bureau of immigration, reports a revival in U S industry and a renewed demand for labor. He notes applications for workers from July to October, cancellations during financial unrest, and an upcoming need for farm hands and factory staff as spring approaches.
Nerbert Moore reform mayor of Spokane runs a matchmaking scheme pairing women seeking husbands with men in the Pacific Northwest. An assistant helps coordinate inquiries as letters flood in from Chicago Indianapolis Memphis and Philadelphia and from ranchers miners and fruit growers seeking spouses.
Three thousand aristocrats of the poultry world contested at the National Fanciers and Breeders Association event in Chicago. Prizes went to stock from the Midwest with champions like Ernest Kollerstrass's hen worth 2500, plus birds valued up to 1000. The show featured fighting cocks, wild turkeys, ducks, racing pigeons, and pheasants bred near Chicago. Baby chicks hatched daily in incubators during the exposition.
In the Municipal Court at Chicago Jodie Newcomer fined William Warner a Kansas City merchant $50 plus new costs for taking part in a slumming tour through the city. Two women who accompanied him were fined $25 each. The judge ruled that people without good intentions have no right to participate in such tours.
A major blaze in Culbertson Montana destroyed an entire business block prompting use of dynamite to check spread and prevent a citywide inferno. No further details on causal factors or casualties were provided.
San Francisco reports seven bubonic plague cases in December with three remaining under treatment at the isolation hospital. The United States Marine Hospital Service led a four month sanitation drive directed by Rupert Blue. About 130,000 rats destroyed and 35,642 rats examined at the health department lab yielded 166 infected. totals show 39 deaths, 24 cured, 3 under treatment, 18 suspect cases.
At White Rock Ta John Wintle was shot dead by Mrs James Henter as he tried to force into her home while her husband was away. The shot drew a crowd and the woman resisted officers for eight hours before surrendering when her husband returned.
Omaha dispatch reports Burlington and Union Pacific will remove porters from chair cars and abolish flagmen on certain passenger trains as retrenchment measures. The changes affect service staffing to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
Debates over three distinct postal savings bank plans seek to govern deposits caps and interest, with Madden Snapp Carter Hitchcock bills proposing limits from 100 to 1000 dollars per year and varying office expansion and leadership structures under Roosevelt guidance.
Dun's Review notes slower nine week decline with banks moving toward specie payments and expanding discount operations. Resumption efforts reduce idled workers, while iron steel and wire bookings rise and demand edges up in furniture footwear and vehicles. Prices steady though costs may fall. retail January clearance gains and wholesale visiting buyers aid markets amid uneven mercantile collections and Chicago district failures totaling 36 with liabilities over 5,000.
The House pressed its long session over the penal code bill with debates on Section 19 affecting conspiracies and civil rights, while the Senate studied the criminal laws and a treasury bonds dispute. Amendments sought to shield labor unions and restrict federal judge power, with several votes deciding against broad exemptions.
Dr Francis Warner of a London hospital analyzes 1805 birth records showing 57 percent boys but higher male mortality. He notes 27 percent of boys die in the first year versus 22 percent of girls and argues females have lower vitality when normality is matched, with more male criminals though women dominate murders in murders tied to duamy.
One day trial of pay-as-you-enter in Pittsburg hallways failed amid police opposition and passenger delays. Riders blocked cars in bunches and offered bills to slow enforcement, with dozens of conductors resigning after inability to enforce rule. Similar experiment in Chicago showed limited success on select lines.
Senator Knox pushes a bill to fix employer liability limits for large firms. Waldo introduces a resolution seeking Russia’s cooperation to release Duma members. Roosevelt nominates Lindfrey, Page, and others to customs posts. Arcata named Philippines Supreme Court judge. Ballinger resigns. Hitt to succeed. Fuller pushes New Mexico statehood action pending in Washington.
New York reports firmer finances with more money available yet trade and industry still modest. Railway earnings and bank clearings lag a year ago, unemployment rising in major centers, and retailers cut prices to spur demand. Financial week through Jan 9 shows 434 U S. failures, Canada 63.
The bulletin lists regional cattle hog and sheep price ranges for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Also included are grain quotes for wheat corn oats rye and related commodities with No. 2 and No. 3 grades and assorted values.
A roundup of diverse items includes criticism of President Roosevelt at the Sotel Association dinner in New York City. War Department urged to greatly increase Hawaii national guard. Washington Railway and Electric shareholders name William Loeb Jr. as director and later president. Canton restaurant panic kills 300 as building collapses. Concessions to Philadelphia trolley workers approved. New York schools chief Maxwell calls for penalties on parents whose children are not in good physical condition. Ladenburg estate valued at 16 to 10 million with wife in London. Greater City of Birmingham plan gains approval with population around 125000.
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